Film Review – The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

After smashing through box office expectations with two highly successful “Sherlock Holmes” movies, director Guy Ritchie tries to keep the same intrigue and action alive, but in a slightly more modern setting. “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” takes special care to revive the 1960s, with Ritchie trying to celebrate the era of the original television show the movie takes its inspiration from, reviving big style and paranoia for a retro romp through Cold War tensions. “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” is stacked with stunning visuals and Ritchie’s dry wit, but it struggles to snap out of its too-cool-for-school slumber, while leads Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer do a terrific impression of male mannequins, robbing the picture of needed charm. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com